Thousands Set To Swarm Mar-A-Lago Saturday During Trump’s Golf Game (DETAILS)

Since Mr. Trump was elected, various protests have taken place in response to the president and his administration’s policies, related to women’s rights, climate change, race, and immigration. As Hurricane Florence pummels the east coast, another important protest is being planned.

‘Leaders of the Central Florida Puerto Rican community laid out plans Wednesday to converge on President Trump’s Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach on Sept. 22 “to mourn the victims of Hurricane Maria and demand justice for Puerto Rico.”’

The president of the Orlando-based Alianza for Progress, Maros Vilar, reported that his organization and the group Power 4 Puerto Rico are expected to have between 1,500 to 2,500 people in attendance between three events on Saturday.

Jimmy Torres Velez, founder of Boricua Vota, said:

‘It’s been a year since one of the greatest tragedies in the history of Puerto Rico, and we here in the United States want to fight so that the world never forgets.’

The Sentinel reported:

‘First, a morning caravan of more than 20 buses will coordinate with local police to travel from Broward County to Mar-A-Lago, where it will attempt to circle Trump’s Winter White House.

‘A second event will be “a gathering of cultures, presentations and statements” from the Puerto Rican community at the Meyer Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. to honor the almost 3,000 lives the Puerto Rican government now says were lost because of the September 2017 hurricane.’

The event will conclude with an interfaith vigil.

Vilar blamed much of the death toll on “the very slow and perhaps negligent response from President Trump and his administration.” Despite the reality of the situation and actual facts, on Tuesday, Mr. Trump called the hurricane response “incredibly successful” and “an incredible unsung success.”

Vilar said:

‘It is interesting the president chose 9/11 to pat himself on the back. It’s sort of a contrast of how he views citizenship and how citizenship really works. A democratic government has a pact with citizens. A citizen has a responsibility to participate and be active in civic life … and the government, in turn, has a responsibility to protect citizens and help citizens. We feel this administration has broken that pact.’

Vilar also said:

‘(Trump) is personally responsible for the failed response to Puerto Rico [and] should respond to our claims. … If you compare the response of the federal government to those affected by Harvey, it’s a ridiculous thing. Other American citizens of Texas and Alabama were given up to 17 months of assistance.’

There were a few comments from Twitter:

Rev. Jose Rodriguez was working on a program with his organization, Vamos4PR, to implement Spanish in the schools when displaced Puerto Ricans began to arrive. Rodriguez said:

‘Our mission changed to something bigger to help Maria’s survivors. That took us to the airport [to help in setting up tables for arrivals] and then to see people sleeping in cars and in hotels. We began to advocate for the rights of the people who were in the hotels. We enter that world of the survivors, protecting their dignity.’

Mr. Trump handled the aftermath of Hurricane Maria despicably and continues to make false and deplorable statements regarding the storm recovery and lives lost.